Edge Grip Podcast - Motorcycle Roadracing

Fastest American rider ever on the Isle of Man TT, Mark Miller recalls moments of his career as a professional Motorcycle Racer including riding for team such as TAS Suzuki, Speedfreak Ice Valley Racing, Jackson Racing, Penz 13.com BMW, TC Racing, Splitlath Motorsports Attack Performance, Corona Honda, Celtic Suzuki, MotoCzysz, EBR (Erik Buell Racing), Erion Honda, Graves Motorsports and Hypercycle.

Mark talks about legendary races he competed in such as the Northwest 200, Macau GP, Pikes Peak Hill Climb and more.

He also sures a few stories about his friend Michael Czysz and gives us some in depth analysis about the MotoGP season and Marc Marquez.

The winniset privateer, Dale spent 13 years racing in the AMA obtaining four championships. In 1988 winning the AMA Battle of the Twins Title and two AMA Endurance Championships. 

He Was part of two championship-winning AMA Endurance racing teams (Lockhart Racing in 1987 and Dutchman Racing in 1989 and 1990).

In 1993,  Dale placed 2nd in the AMA Superbike National Championship with team Mirage; including a historic AMA Superbike National win at Mid-Ohio (August 8th 1993) earning him the title of most successful privateer in the history of AMA road racing.

Dale is one of the few non-factory riders in series history to win an AMA Superbike race.

In this episode, Dale shares some unforgettable career moments with us as well as some important riding tips.

Andy Leisner has been in the powersport industry for over 20 years.

Some of his accomplishments are:

• He Began riding motorcycles at the age of six

Andy led divisions and companies small to large with full P&L responsibility through mergers, acquisitions and IPOs.

You can reach Andy at: https://www.andyleisner.com/

Hall of Famer Miguel Duhamel just wants to win. Whatever it takes. We set down with Miguel to talk about some of the notable milestones of his career including five wins at the Daytona 200 and his record 86 AMA career wins. Miguel also talks about the AMA rulebook, the development of modern superbikes and shares MotoGP and World Superbike stories.

Rennie Scaysbrook is a motorcycle journalist, racer, and author.

- He is the Road Test Editor at Cycle News, a weekly online magazine that covers motorcycle racing, news, and reviews

- He is the current record holder for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. He set the record in 2019 with a time of 9 minutes and 44 seconds on an Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory.

- He is a regular competitor in the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association series, the Super Hooligan National Championship series, and the Isle of Man TT Races.

- He wrote and published a children's book called "The Big Book of Motorbikes", which introduces young readers to the world of motorcycles.

In this episode Rennie breaks down the 2024 bike lineup so if you are in the market for a new motorcycle you do not want to miss this.

Chuck Graves Builds championship winning motorcycles and his company Graves Motorsports of Van Nuys, California is the go to place to make your bike fast. Chuck competed for many years at the highest national level and ran his race team at the AMA/DMG/MotoAmerica with champion riders such as, Aaron Gobert, Jamie Hacking, Damon Buckmaster, Jason DiSalvo, Josh Herrin, Tommy Aquino, Cameron Beaubier, Garrett Gerloff, JB Beach and Josh Hayes.

In this interview Chuck recalls his WSMC days and explains why his nickname is, The King of Willow. He breaks down what it means to run a race team at the National level and where he thinks the sport is going.

Chuck talks about some of the wild and crazy machinery that came out of his shop, like the GSX-R1100, GSX-R900 and the R1/7 that was banned form AMA competition.

He also breaks down a lap of Willow Springs for us so this is your chance to learn from the king himself!

Check out Graves Motorsports for their huge catalog of aftermarket parts: https://www.gravesport.com 

Ken Hill Is a riding coach with a client list that will make your head spin. A racer and instructor at the highest level, Ken spent the batter part of the last twenty years perfecting his craft of making you faster.

In this episode Nabil and Gal talk to Ken about his vast experience and get some important riding tips.

They discuss Chuckwalla Raceway as well as Willow Springs and answer some questions from the listeners.

Ken's website is: https://khcoaching.com/

Bob Steinbugler is a walking encyclopedia of Motorcycles and the smartest guy in the room. He started his career designing futuristic tech for IBM while racing Italian exoticas on the side before he turned his full attention to becoming the US Bimota importer. His massive collection of over one hundred rare motorcycles is displayed in his NC museum. and his dealership Bimota Spirit is a Meca for Bimota enthusiasts everywhere.

In this episode we talk to Bob about his racing career, his work on some ahead of it's time tech and the future of technology and green energy.

Off course we also talk about Bimota!

You can reach Bob on his website: https://www.bimotaspirit.com/

Jake Gagne is a multiple times MotoAmerica champion and he is just getting started. This guy obliterated his competition which include MotoGP and World Superbike riders.

He is also a nice guy and a great representative of the sport.

In this episode he breaks down his career and future plans, talks about what makes his YAMAHA R1 so special and gives out valuable advice.

Key takeaways:

• His early years and how important is the right training with the right machinery and instructors

Listen in as the champ prepares for the 2023 Racing Season!

Jeremy Toye is one bad dude. In addition to winning Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on his first attempt he was also on the podium at the Macau Grand Prix and was the fastest newcomer at a small race called the Isle of Man TT.

If all this doesn't impress you he survived racing with Gal Ratner at WSMC just by hitting the apexes.

As Crew Chief to Sean Dylan Kelly and Ashton Yates he used his extensive racing experience to develop both machines and riders.